Five things I thought about during my morning run:
1. These older folks I see almost every time I am at the gym. They are plodding along. You have just got to hand it to them. They are doing what’s best for them–and their families–by taking care of themselves. It ain’t easy. 2.Emma has been at a friend’s house all night. She keeps texting me. I love that. 3. Man, I am still sore from our hike the other day. I just was not wearing the right kind of shoes. 4. All of the “smashing” we are doing lately....
Read MoreThursday Killer Hobbies Post
Today, I’m blogging about spring break and Smash books at Killer Hobbies. We’ve been so inspired by them in the Bryan household. Check it out.
Read MoreGuest Posting on the Mystery Lover’s Kitchen Blog
I love this blog! I was so thrilled when they asked me to guest post. If you don’t know the blog and love mysteries—and love to cook—you should check it out. Here is the link: http://www.mysteryloverskitchen.com/ Cheers!
Read MoreA Real Happy Ever After in My Cozy Mystery
So many mystery writers do a great job of adding a little romance into their stories. As came up in one of the panels I was on at the Virginia Festival of the Book, readers love those relationships. I like them, too. In the my next book, SCRAPBOOK OF SHADOWS, there are some surprising new romances. But if you are looking for that kind of romance in a mystery, you should definitely steer clear of my first book, SCRAPBOOK OF SECRETS. Most of the women in my book are married and more of the focus...
Read MoreGuest Posting Today!
I’m guest posting today over at the International Thriller Writers. I’m writing about the writer’s apprenticeship. http://thethrillbegins.blogspot.com/2012/03/apprenticeship.html And don’t forget, every Thursday, I post at Killer Hobbies. Today I offer a couple of recipes for a crop. http://killerhobbies.blogspot.com/
Read MoreThe Unexplainable
I love it—the unexplainable, that is. Here’s the thing: so much about this life that’s enjoyable is unexplainable. The pull you feel to study engineering, your longing to live in a certain part of the world, or the time you’re walking down the street of a huge city and your eyes suddenly find another person’s and you just suddenly know, in the midst of the crowd, that this person will have some meaning in your life. Maybe you can explain some things, but this? Nah. It’s the same...
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